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y separately published work icon Death of an Empire single work   novel   fantasy   historical fiction   myth/legend  
Is part of The Merlin Prophecy M. K. Hume , 2011 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Death of an Empire
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'Merlin's epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape, but when King Vortigern hints at his father's identity, Myrddion embarks on a journey across France and Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to turn the young healer into a man of great renown. Serving under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Myrddion saves the lives of thousands of warriors and, on his arrival in Rome, he heals many more, including Cleoxenes, Envoy to Emperor Theodosius of the East, on his way to a delegation with Attila the Hun. But a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West and Senator Petronius Maximus is still to come and Myrddion must use all his strength to carry out his work in a world that is evil.' Source: Libraries Australia.

Notes

  • Dedication: This novel is dedicated to Dr Tom George and Dr Warwick Sapsford, two healers of the modern age to whom I owe a great debt. They have always believed in me even when I doubted myself. Without their unfailing support and faith, I could not have created my Myrddion Merlinus. M.K. Hume, March 2011.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Headline Review ,
      2012 .
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      Extent: xx, 533pp.
      Description: illus., map
      ISBN: 9780755371471 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Atria Books ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 512p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 21st May 2013
      ISBN: 9781476715148 (pbk), 9781476715155 (ebk)
Alternative title: A Morte de Um Império
Language: Portuguese
    • Sao Paulo,
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      Brazil,
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      South America, Americas,
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      Novo Século Editora ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 496p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 9th October 2013
      ISBN: 9788542800951

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Works about this Work

Hume on a Novel Highway Fiona Purdon , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 February 2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Death of an Empire M. K. Hume , 2012 single work novel
Hume on a Novel Highway Fiona Purdon , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 February 2012; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Death of an Empire M. K. Hume , 2012 single work novel
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